There's nothing worse than losing, except for losing to Texas.
The No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners lost to unranked Texas 23-6 on Saturday at Cotton Bowl Stadium in what was an overall disappointment by the Sooners as OU head coach Brent Venables dropped to 1-3 against the Longhorns with his team failing to score a touchdown in all three losses.
The day started with what seemed like a win when it was confirmed OU quarterback John Mateer would make a miraculous recovery from surgery on his throwing hand just 17 days before and play against Texas. Mateer then cruised the Sooners down for a field goal in the opening drive, but after that, it was just a day of sorrow for Sooner Nation.
Mateer had the worst performance of his career and threw three interceptions, leading many to question if he was even ready to return. OU's running game was still a flop. Starting right tackle Derek Simmons left the game in the first quarter with an injury as the offensive line gave up a season-high five sacks. Both Venables and offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle were just flat out out-coached.
It was a complete failure when the Sooners were set up for success. OU was the undefeated top-10 team exceeding expectations. Texas just made history as the fastest team in Associated Press Top 25 history to go from preseason No. 1 to unranked after dropping to 3-2 with a loss to Florida last week. Yet, it will once again be Sooner Nation with no bragging rights and feeling miserable until the next second Saturday of October.
OU fans had a mutual disappointment that was shared on social media, including OU legend Gerald McCoy.
Social media reactions after OU's loss in Red River Rivalry
Can’t run the ball, Reckless with the ball, poor tackling, penalties, can’t win this game like that. Records don’t matter in this game. YOU HAVE TO PLAY THE GAME. We needed this. Get punched in the mouth. I ain’t even tripping. This will wake us up for the rest of this gauntlet…
— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) October 11, 2025
Game over. Congrats, Texas. You were just better. Better defending. Better running. Better on third down. Better at QB. Just better.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) October 11, 2025
This is the most embarrassing Texas loss of the BV era when you consider the circumstances.
— Sooner Recruiting (@OU_RecruitingHQ) October 11, 2025
No excuses. Outplayed. Out coached. Out classed. Against the worst Texas team of the 4 he’s faced as head coach at OU.
Unacceptable doesn’t even begin to describe this. Beyond beyond https://t.co/M3pqzW0V26
— Dryfit Venables (@DryfitVenables) October 12, 2025
Worst Texas team in 5 years and you lose by 3 scores.
— 𝙅𝙄𝙈𝙈𝙔 𝙂𝙍𝙀𝙀𝙉𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙉𝙎 (@soonersonly) October 11, 2025
Inexcusable.
Cone of shame for Oklahoma. Horrible effort and performance.
— Tierani (@tierani_kristen) October 11, 2025
Well that sucked.
— Tattoo Baker 🎥✨ (@QB1TATT00) October 11, 2025
No excuses, Texas took care of the football, OU did not. #BOOMER
And this thread has hours of vented frustration from Sooner Nation.
Still love my team, but that one hurt. pic.twitter.com/VHTjXqIyrH
— Alicia 🏈🏴☠️ (@sooner_girl80) October 11, 2025